Subgenre Sampler
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6ixtynin9 (Sixtynine; Ruang talok 69) (1999)
- Dir. Pen-Ek Ratanaruang
Feat. Lalita Panyopas
- Second feature film by the Thai writer–director Pen–Ek Ratanaruang (LAST LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE), following a woman who is laid off during…
8 1/2 Women (1999)
- Dir. Peter Greenaway
Feat. John Standing, Matthew Delamare, Vivian Wu…
- The indefatiguable provocateur of English cinema makes a perverse 'tribute' to Federico Fellini's 1963 masterpiece 8 1/2, with this tale of a rich…
A Christmas Carol (1999)
- Dir. David Hugh Jones
Feat. Patrick Stewart, Richard E. Grant, Joel Grey…
- Fine adaptation of the Dickens classic this time with Patrick Stewart as the miserly Scrooge.
A Map of the World (1999)
- Dir. Scott Elliot
Feat. Sigourney Weaver, Julianne Moore, David Strathairn…
- A somewhat overlooked drama with Weaver giving a tour–de–force performance as a slightly prickly woman, uncomfortable with her life, who…
A Slight Case of Murder (1999)
- Dir. Steven Schachter
Feat. William H. Macy
- A light case of noir pastiche, but an engaging one, especially for the film savvy. With confessional asides to the camera, a sly–winking…
Abba - The Winner Takes it All (1999)
- Dir. Steve Cole
- Documentary about the iconic Swedish pop group, covering both their stellar career and their personal lives. Includes interviews with all four…
Action (TV Series) (1999)
- Feat. Jay Mohr, Illeana Douglas, Buddy Hackett…
- A dark comedy TV series about a movie producer in Hollywood, who is trying to recover from his last box–office failure.
Casts a sharp eye…
Adventures of Sebastian Cole, The (1999)
- Dir. Tod Williams
Feat. Adrian Genier
- A Sundance nominee of 1999, this small, unusual drama turns back the clock to the early 1980s as a family fragments when Dad announces he's having a…
Afterlife (1999)
- Dir. Kore-eda Hirokazu
Feat. Arata Erika Oda, Susumu Terajima
- Original, intriguing conception of what happens after life – a panel of students challenge a succession of deceased persons to choose one…
Agnes Browne (1999)
- Dir. Anjelica Huston
Feat. Anjelica Huston, Ray Winstone
- Anjelica Huston adapts Brendan O'Carroll best–selling novel through an American romantic prism of working class Irish culture. The director…